Legal Opinion

Witty v. Springfield Traction Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 6, 1911Published

Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. James T. Neville, Judge. (1) When the judgment is manifestly for the right party it will not be reversed.

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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. James T. Neville, Judge. (1) When the judgment is manifestly for the right party it will not be reversed. R. S. 1899, sec. 865; R. S.' 1909, sec. 2082; Orth v. Dorschlein, 32 Mo. 366; Hunter v. Miller, 36 Mo. 143; Miller v. Newman, 41 Mo. 509; Nelson v.’Foster, 66 Mo. 381; Fairbanks v. Long, 91 Mo. 628; Fitzgerald v. Barker, 96 .Mo. 661; Bushey v. Glen, 107 Mo. 331; Henry v. Railway Co., 113 Mo. 525; Burns v. Liberty, 131 Mo. 372. (2) If there is conflicting evidence in an action at law and the issues are correctly submitted, the verdict ends the…

1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.

Action for damages for an injury resulting to plaintiff from a collision of defendant’s street car with an iron electric tower in the center of the square in the city of Springfield. As a result of this collision plaintiff alleges that she was thrown from her seat and was seriously injured, having received a serious blow in the back, another in the region of the abdomen, another in the region of the lower end of the spine, as a result of which she had become impaired in health, her nervous system was shocked, and she had become an invalid and would remain so during her life. Trial by jury and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Holloway v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  2. Czezewzka v. Benton-Bellefontaine Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  3. State v. DarlingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  4. State v. PruettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
  5. Wolven v. Springfield Traction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910

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